Reachable Assertion Affecting bind package, versions <9.18.24-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE319-BIND-6245484
  • published14 Feb 2024
  • disclosed13 Feb 2024

Introduced: 13 Feb 2024

CVE-2023-5517  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-617  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.19 bind to version 9.18.24-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream bind package and not the bind package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.19 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw in query-handling code can cause named to exit prematurely with an assertion failure when:

  • nxdomain-redirect &lt;domain&gt;; is configured, and
  • the resolver receives a PTR query for an RFC 1918 address that would normally result in an authoritative NXDOMAIN response. This issue affects BIND 9 versions 9.12.0 through 9.16.45, 9.18.0 through 9.18.21, 9.19.0 through 9.19.19, 9.16.8-S1 through 9.16.45-S1, and 9.18.11-S1 through 9.18.21-S1.

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